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Victor Mclaglen: Movie Guide
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After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic's City of Shadows. McLaglen plays Big Tim Channing, an ageing but powerful gangster who raises young newsboy Dan Mason as his own son. Upon reaching adulthood, Mason (John Baer) becomes a law student, with the covert (and illegal) help of Channing. Despite his checkered past, Mason opts for honesty when he falls in love with Fern Fellows (Kathleen Crowley). This decision ultimately spells the doom for Mason's mentor Big Tim. The all-character actor cast includes such familiar faces as Anthony Caruso, Paul Maxey, Frank Ferguson, Richard Travis, and Kay E. Kuter. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Before Victor McLaglen became a movie star, he served in the British Army as Provost Marshall of Baghdad. He was patroling the desert when he encountered a Bedouin boy whose tribe had been wiped out by bandits. Victor adopted the boy, Abdullah Abbas, and took him back to London. When Abdullah reached the age of 16, McLaglen unwittingly created a crisis by marrying a woman who hated Arabs. Her brother had been killed by one. Abdullah, not wanting to complicate McLaglen's life, stowed aboard an Italian freighter bound for Canada.
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English-born character star Victor McLaglen made his Hollywood debut in this highly successful Western melodrama about brothers, separated in early childhood, who wound up as opponents in a side-show wrestling match. There is a dance-hall girl (Marguerite de la Motte) and the usual Western trappings but the film's true highlight is the climactic wrestling match between McLaglen and co-star William Russell, a battle that reminded several reviewers of the legendary slugfest in the first version of The Spoilers (1914). The Beloved Brute was directed with a great deal of verve by J. Stuart Blackton, one of the founders of the Vitagraph Company. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
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Victor McLaglen movies DVDs filmography available to buy at CDUniverse are listed below. Information on films includes: other actor and actress, star cast and crew information, reviews, director, photo of cover art, product pics and more.
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